LG Display hit by Chinese employee strike

This week, an estimated 8,000 employees at LG Display's Nanjing, China production facility went on strike due to inequality in year-end bonus compensation. The protesters, all Chinese employees, complained that their bonuses were one-sixth the size of those received by South Korean workers.

The strike began on Monday with an employee walk out. According to China Labor Watch, employees in LG Display's number four facility walked out, and were then followed by employees in all four facilities, bringing production to a halt on a number of lines.

The protest has been mostly peaceful, but some minor disruptions occured at the onset as employees flipped tables in the dining hall and toppled the company's Christmas tree. The video we've embedded below claims to show the results of these actions, as well as the scale of the protest.

Striking employees complained that Korean workers had received an annual bonus that was equal to about six months' wages, while Chinese employees received a bonus that was equal to about one month's wages. LG Display attributed the reduction in year-end bonuses to poor performance in the LCD sector this year.

LG Display spokespeople confirmed that some production has been affected by the protest, and that labor negotiations are taking place.